https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/Crystal Reports Crystal Xcelsius SQL Reporting Services blogs09 March 2026 15:09:12en-us https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=299 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=299 Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:46:35 GMT With the Covid Pandemic Lockadown Virtual Training is the standard way of delivery https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=298 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=298 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 22:03:51 GMT I've been looking at what is intelligence, and this is my 3rd post in this series. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=297 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=297 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:55:11 GMT Following my post looking at intelligence, this led me to look at this subject in more depth https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=296 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=296 Thu, 13 May 2021 13:45:34 GMT With the lockdown I have some spare time on my hands, and it's during thids phase I've been asking some big questions, including What is Intelligence? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=295 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=295 Tue 13 Apr 2021 13:00:25 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services report writing project there was a need to have 3 tables from the same dataset object on the page. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=293 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=293 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:05:11 GMT The client was creating a report in SQL Server Reporting Services 2019, and wanted to sort fields that contained Null Values. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=292 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=292 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:37:28 GMT The beauty of data and data analysis is that if you have an agenda you can manipulate it to give you the desired results https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=291 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=291 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:36:54 GMT The UK is currently on its 3rd lockdown, so with things being a bit slow, I thought I would have a look at the data for Covid mortality for 2020 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=289 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=289 Mon, 4 Jan 2021 14:09:14 GMT Liverpool is currently in Tier 3 of lockdown in the UK, so I thought I would have one last look at the death figures for 2020 compared to previous years. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=290 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=290 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:55:53 GMT With all the shenanigans that is going on with this loosing battle of controlling a 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picture paints a 1000 words, but can you work out what's wrong with this picture? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=283 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=283 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:17:46 GMT There are 2 types of people in this world, those that think that the Government is there to look after them and those that think! https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=284 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=284 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:15:26 GMT As we come to the end of our 5th month of lockdown, and the media is showing the number of deaths due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, I thought I would spend some time looking at the data again to see whats going on https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=282 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=282 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 10:51:19 GMT I am a Black Woman in Business https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=281 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=281 Tue, 2 Jun 2020 13:43:58 GMT I have had a couple of clients recently asking the same question "How Do I Do a Sum Distinct Records in a SQL Server Reporting Services Tablix/Matrix? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=280 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=280 Sun, 31 May 2020 16:08:24 GMT I am not sure what is really going on with this Coronavirus narrative https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=278 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=278 Thu, 28 May 2020 20:41:59 GMT Bill Gates wants to mandatory vaccinate the global population against the Coronavirus https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=279 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=279 Fri, 22 May 2020 17:16:16 GMT I recently had a client contact me with an issue sorting a alphanumerical field with in SQL Reporting Services Tablix object. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=277 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=277 Thu, 14 May 2020 10:13:56 GMT As the lockdown due to the Coronavirus continues, most people are waiting for Bill Gates as their saviour https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=272 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=272 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:39:37 GMT I was so looking forward to the start of 2020, after such a horrendous previous year... https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=270 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=270 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:39:33 GMT The world is currently gripped by the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic!!! https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=271 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=271 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:08:02 GMT What is Cognitive Dissociation? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=276 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=276 Mon, 4 May 2020 02:00:55 GMT As we enter the 6th week of lockdown, and the media is showing the number of deaths due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, I thought I would spend some time looking at the data https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=275 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=275 Mon, 27 Mar 2020 08:28:23 GMT As we enter the 2nd week of lockdown, and the media is showing the number of deaths due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, I thought I would spend some time looking at the raw data https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=269 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=269 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:32:20 GMT With the world going into global lockdown, I've got a bit more time my hands, to ask those little questions like, where did the term Freelancer come from? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=274 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=274 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:14:11 GMT I am currently working on a Crystal Reports 2016 report writing project, where the clients has a number of weekly reports, where their working week starts on a Saturday https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=273 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=273 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:57:38 GMT A client contacted my recently, where they wanted to display their weekly data by week number https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=266 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=266 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:06:43 GMT Working with a new client, they wanted to extract a company name from a field that had extra characters. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=265 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=265 Mon, 10 Dec 2019 23:04:12 GMT Working with a new client, one of their reports needs to return data from the previous 4 weeks from the last Friday https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=268 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=268 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:00:56 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports Writing project, the user was running their reports from a 3rd party crystal report viewer to export their reports https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=257 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=257 Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:25:00 GMT I have had a number of clients recently contacting me with conditional formulas not behaving as expected, when testing for zeros. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=267 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=267 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:40:05 GMT I am lucky enough to be part of the North West 42 under 42 alumni, and as such get invited to their annual dinner this week. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=253 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=253 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:03:06 GMT A Crystal Reports client contacted us recently with a mis-alignment of their reports on some if their machines, when previewed or exported to PDF https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=254 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=254 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:04:28 GMT When working with clients who have issues with their Crystal Reports report, the first question I ask is what version was the report written in? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=252 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=252 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:02:59 GMT I recently had a client contact me, who wanted to return the previous row data. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=247 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=247 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:24:16 GMT A client contacted me recently, whose report displayed an extra blank line when hiding duplicates in the SSRS report https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=245 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=245 Mon, 13 May 2019 14:02:26 GMT I have had a number of clients ask me the same question recently, "How do I conditionally format cross tabs in Crystal Reports?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=259 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=259 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:38:37 GMT I was just playing around with moving some Crystal Reports crosstab data, and came across this useful titbit https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=236 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=236 Tue, 9 Apr 2019 14:02:25 GMT During a recent SSRS report writing project, I am came across this GetChar function. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=251 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=251 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:02:58 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports training session, one of the delegates asked "How do I add a blank extra page at the end of the report?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=235 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=235 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:41:25 GMT I recently had a client contact me, because the VAL function in the report was not working properly https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=248 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=248 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:45:53 GMT I had a client contact us asking "How do I create an customised NoRowsMessage? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=246 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=246 Tue, 4 Dec 2018 15:10:42 GMT I had a client contact me asking how they could find the sales agents who had not made any sales https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=244 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=244 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:57:45 GMT One of the most common questions clients ask me when exporting SQL Server Reporting Services reports to PDF is "Why are there extra blank pages?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=243 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=243 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:29:37 GMT One of my clients contacted me with a problem that when the stored procedures was updated the reports still returned the original data. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=242 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=242 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:03:05 GMT Over the last few months I have has a number of clients, asking "How Do I Add Stars to my SSRS reports?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=241 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=241 Fri, 17 Aug 2018 18:23:27 GMT During a SQL Server Reporting Services consultancy session, the client asked "How do I exclude blank lines in a concatenated address field?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=240 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=240 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:10:11 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services workshop, a delegate asked "How do I apply conditional formatting to a bar chart?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=250 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=250 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:15:19 GMT A client contacted me asking "How do I hide parameters in a Crystal Reports 3rd Party viewer?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=239 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=239 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:22:54 GMT During a recent training session a delegate asked "How do I hide the first row of a SSRS table?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=234 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=234 Thu, 10 May 2018 13:17:46 GMT You know when you come across a function in any application, and it leaves you scratching your head? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=231 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=231 Thu, 13 Apr 2018 13:29:02 GMT I recently have had a couple of SQL Server Reporting Services clients asking, "How Do I add a Page Break After x No of Records in Tablix Objects?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=237 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=237 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:17:50 GMT Over the last few months, clients keep on asking me the difference between the SSRS Ceiling() and Floor() functions. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=229 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=229 Thu, 8 Feb 2018 11:59:37 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services training session, one of the delegates asked "How do I add different values to the data points on the graph" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=227 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=227 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 10:37:41 GMT During a recent consultancy a client asked "How Do I calculate a ratio of two summary fields in cross-tabs"? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=228 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=228 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:27:07 GMT I a currently in the middle of writing a beast of a Crystal Report, with multiple fields, boxes and lines, in multiple sections, and needed a way of efficiently selecting these objects. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=230 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=230 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:16:38 GMT I was recently started a SQL Reporting Services writing project, and the first thing I needed to do was to carry out an audit of their current reports. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=226 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=226 Tue, 17 Oct 2019 20:16:28 GMT During a recent consultancy, a client asked "How does I sort a memo field?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=212 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=212 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:11:05 GMT I am lucky enough to be part of the North West 42 under 42 alumni https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=211 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=211 Sun, 13 Aug 2017 11:42:59 GMT Recently I have had a number of clients contacting me because on upgrading to Visual Studio 2017, they cannot migrate their SQL Server Reporting Services Project https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=224 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=224 Thu, 6 Jul 2017 08:10:53 GMT Here's just a quick blog post for calculating the start and end dates of calendar periods in Crystal Reports https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=223 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=223 Fri, 9 Jun 2017 16:45:05 GMT Most of the queries I seem to be answering recently is issues when designers are creating reports with address fields, with missing data. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=222 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=222 Fri, 19 May 2017 15:38:35 GMT I know this sounds like the start of a joke, but I recently found out that not all carriage returns are equal. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=221 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=221 Tue, 4 Apr 2017 09:21:25 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports consultancy, the clients asked "How do they work with the Optional Parameter option?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=220 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=220 Fri, 24 Mar 2019 19:05:45 GMT Recently, I have been asked by delegates on my training courses at lot, about the difference between Current Date and Data Date. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=219 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=219 Mon, Mar Feb 2017 16:52:07 GMT So I was just playing a Crystal Reports over the weekend, like you do, and I came across this function ExtractString https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=238 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=238 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 09:26:38 GMT I have had a number of clients, contacting me with regards to the DataSet panel in SSRS design view disappearing https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=218 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=218 Wed, 4 Jan 2017 14:22:33 GMT When you create a Cross Tab in Crystal Reports, you may notice all the extra pages when run it. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=233 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=233 Thu, 8 Dec 2016 13:05:47 GMT So I was just playing around in SQL Reporting Services 2008 looking at some of the functions, when I came across the FIX function https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=197 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=197 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:59:15 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 consultancy, the delegate wanted to know how to display the 3 highest values per group as a single record. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=215 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=215 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:28:07 GMT A client of mine recently contacted me about an issue when then exported a Conditionally Formatted Cross-tab to Excel. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=217 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=217 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:59:33 GMT This is a follow up to the blog post if did last year on "How to display a text field with various cases to sentence case?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=232 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=232 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:13:02 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 report writing project, the client wanted a report that displayed a specific number of records per page. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=214 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=214 Mon, 15 Aug 2019 13:14:24 GMT During a recent training session, on of the deelgates asked, "How Do I return the previous days data in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=185 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=185 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:02:12 GMT During a recent SQL Reporting Services Consultancy session with one of my clients, they wanted to know how to only display the page headings on the first page of the report https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=213 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=213 Wed, 8 Jun 2018 12:57:03 GMT During a recent training session, one of the delegates asked "How do I display the block text of a field on one line?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=210 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=210 Tue, 24 May 2016 20:19:36 GMT This was a bit of a funny one which had a client scratching their heads "How Do I Stop Images stored in a table scaling in Crystal Reports?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=195 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=195 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:13:13 GMT During an SQL Server Reporting Services consultancy, the client needed to see the performance of the sales team over a period of time https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=209 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=209 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:19:36 GMT One of our clients was migrating their Crystal Report 7 to Crystal Reports 2011 while upgrading their SQL Servers, and their custom DLL stopped being recognised. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=208 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=208 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 15:19:36 GMT One of my clients contacted me about a rounding issue in Crystal Reports https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=206 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=206 Sun, 13 Mar 2016 15:19:36 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports training session one of the delegates asked "What is the advantage of using the CurrentFieldValue?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=207 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=207 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 15:19:36 GMT During one of my consultancy session, I had a client, whoso conditional suppression formula returned unexpected formatting, when the report ran. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=199 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=199 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:43:30 GMT During a recent SQL server reporting writing project, the client wanted to display a text field that has various cases for the two values stored within, and wanted it standardised to sentence case. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=189 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=189 Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:07:37 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services report writing projectI noticed that the inbuilt Avg SSRS function returned the wrong value. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=186 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=186 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:07:37 GMT During a recent SQL training course one of the delegates asked "How Do I add Nulls to the In list of values in the SQL Where Clause"? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=184 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=184 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:02:12 GMT During a recent training session, a number of delegates asked how do they write a percentage formula, that does not result in 0. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=191 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=191 Mon, 14 Sep 2016 19:48:29 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services report writing project I needed to write some SQL to calculate the last Friday of the previous month for report parameters https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=192 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=192 Tue, 4 Aug 2015 20:52:34 GMT During a recent training course a delegate asked "How do I create a banded report in a grouped table?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=190 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=190 tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:34:29 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services report writing project I needed to write some SQL to calculate the 1st Monday of the previous month for report parameters https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=196 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=196 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:34:32 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 consultancy the client wanted to know how to return the Top N Sales by Group https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=216 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=216 Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:48:19 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports training session, one of the delegates asked "How to display a text field with various cases to sentence case?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=200 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=200 Wed, 13 May 2015 10:12:43 GMT During a recent SQL server reporting service report writing project, I had to write a number of reports where the date time of a transaction was stored in two separate date and time fields. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=183 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=183 Wed, 1 Apr 2015 13:47:41 GMT Over the last couple of months, we have had a number of clients asking "How Do I remove the spaces when creating addresses in form letters?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=201 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=201 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:58:45 GMT During a recent SQL training session one of the delegates asked "How Do I calculate the day of the week that an order was placed?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=205 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=205 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 13:12:47 GMT A common question that I have to ask my clients, is "What version of SQL Server Service are you working on and what Service Packs have been installed?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=182 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=182 Wed, 5 Nov 2014 14:35:22 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports 2011 consultancy, I was working with a bespoke SQL based database, without any information about the structure, the tables, fields or the links. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=181 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=181 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:36:49 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services Consultancy the client asked "How do I get SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2 to automatically refresh the report when viewed within Report Manager?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=180 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=180 Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:08:49 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports 2008 consultancy project I was asked "How can I change the font colour of a field, if it contained a certain string within it?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=179 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=179 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:26:03 GMT We have been so busy lately, that when we were asked about Nevron, we had to admit we had never heard of it! https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=204 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=204 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:06:13 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 report writing project, the client wanted all the spaces of the matrix, to be replaced with zeros. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=203 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=203 Tue, 13 May 2014 11:05:39 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 report writing project, my client wanted the budget vs actuals charts and matrix months sorted by financial year instead of calendar year. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=178 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=178 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:41:18 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports training session a delegate asked how she could calculate the time difference between the entries of the same field. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=202 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=202 Thu, mar 13 2017 10:37:33 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 training session one of the delegates asked "How Do I Change the Bar Width of the Bar Chart?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=198 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=198 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:29:32 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services report writing project the client needed to separate the Date and Time from a DateTime field https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=194 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=194 Mon, 13 Sep 2014 09:04:15 GMT During a recent training session on of the delegates asked "How do I stop Null addresses, if one of the address fields is Null in the formula"? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=177 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=177 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:33:28 GMT As you can see, I have been very quiet on the blogging front, for the last couple of months, so I thought I would let you know what I have been upto... https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=176 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=176 Wed, 3 Jul 2013 22:02:07 GMT A number of clients have asked "How do I ensure that all the page headers of the report are the same height in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=175 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=175 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:05:14 GMT Over the last couple of weeks I have had a number of clients asking the same question "How Do I Print Picture Metafiles (*.wmf and *.emf) extension files correctly"? in various versions of Crystal Reports https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=174 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=174 Thu, 6 Jun 2013 23:03:41 GMT A number of clients have asked me the same question recently, how do I display the difference between two date-times fields, in hours and minutes, in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=173 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=173 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:53:02 GMT Over the last couple of training sessions, a number of delegates have asked the same question, "How do I rotate the text in Tablix and Matrix cells within SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=172 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=172 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:56:05 GMT During a recent SQL Reporting Services 2008 (SSRS 2008) report design project, the client needed to display the totals within a Tablix report item with bottom double line border https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=171 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=171 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:11 GMT Over the last couple of weeks I have had a number of clients ask me the same thing when creating reports with sub reports in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2, which is how do I get them to work? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=170 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=170 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:57 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 report design project, the client wanted different headers and footers, based on different information on the page, of various lengths. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=169 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=169 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:08:38 GMT Recently I have had a number of clients contacting me due to their reports displaying the wrong data, when the report is previewed in BIDS SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=168 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=168 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:12:49 GMT During a recent training session, one of the delegates asked "How do I start and display my page numbering on the third page of the report in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 (SSRS 2008)?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=167 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=167 Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:47:01 GMT During a recent report design consultancy, in preview the images was fine, but when the report was printed the images on the page printed with a grey background. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=166 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=166 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:45:52 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports XI report design project two tables needed to be linked together, where in one table the field only contained the user name, in the second table the field contained the user email address, which consisted of the user name, plus the organisational domain. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=165 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=165 Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:33:53 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 report design project, one of my clients needed to extract some text after the last instance of a specific character of a string field. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=164 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=164 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:30:01 GMT I have had a number of clients of the past few months all asking the same question, "How Do I Remove the Extra Pages in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=163 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=163 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:34:56 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 (SSRS 2008) report design project, a client asked "How can I Add Multiple Conditions to the Visibility Property of a Report Item?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=162 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=162 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:02:33 GMT I have had a number of customers ask me about how they can retain the drill down functionality, when the Group Name fields and/or Summary fields are added to some text, in various versions of Crystal Reports https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=161 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=161 Tue, 8 Jan 2013 15:31:02 GMT I have had a number of clients with the problem of their datasets returning duplicate records in Crystal Reports. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=160 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=160 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:37:07 GMT Recently a client had an issue with creating a dynamic parameter based on the Customer Name field returning over 3000 values, and the filtering feature only worked if one was in the correct page. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=159 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=159 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:44:18 GMT Over the last couple of weeks I have had a number of clients asking "How Do I Display a Numerical value in a field as the same number of characters?" in various versions of Crystal Reports https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=158 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=158 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:55:51 GMT During a number of recent Crystal Reports 2008 training sessions, delegates have asked the same question: "How do I draw a box around the groups of the report in Crystal Reports 2008?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=157 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=157 Thu, 1 Nov 2012 16:04:28 GMT Over the last couple of Crystal Reports 2008 training sessions a number of delegates have asked the same question, "How Do I Display the words "N/A" for Zero Summary Values in a Cross Tab?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=156 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=156 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:08:45 GMT Over the last couple of weeks I have been asked a number of times by clients "How Do I Highlight the First x Number of Records in a Group Report in Crystal Reports 2008?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=155 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=155 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:29:15 GMT Over the last couple of weeks I have had a number of clients asking me how they can change the datasource and/or the table that the report is based on without have to start designing the report from scratch in Crystal Reports 2008. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=154 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=154 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:00:54 GMT A number of clients have recently asked me "How Do I Format the Y-axis on a Percentage Stacked Chart in SQL Reporting Services 2008?" To show the correct percentage scale. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=153 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=153 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:20:14 GMT Over the last couple of weeks a number of clients have had issues getting their indicators to work in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2008. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=152 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=152 Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:41:34 GMT During a recent SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 project I was asked "How Do I Return All the Values of a Group on a Single Line, separated with a vertical line using SQL? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=151 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=151 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:20:44 GMT A client recently asked me how do I add the *.jpg graphics that have been stored in an Microsoft Accces 2003 database location field, to my report? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=150 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=150 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:36:56 GMT I have had a number of clients recently ask me "How do I start the page numbering on the second page of the report, displaying Page 1, in Crystal Reports?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=149 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=149 Tue, 3 Jul 2012 14:28:15 GMT Over the last couple of weeks I have had number of clients ask me "How do I apply an interactive sort to reports in Crystal Reports 2008?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=147 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=147 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:42:09 GMT I had a client recently ask me "How do I display the abbreviated names of the next 3 months from a specified date time field in Crystal Reports XI?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=146 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=146 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:31:45 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports XI training session a delegate asked, "How do I display the Date Ordinals in Superscript?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=145 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=145 Wed, 6 Jun 2012 12:04:11 GMT I was asked during a recent training session "How Do I Separate the First Name from the Surname in a Contact Name Field in Crystal Reports XI?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=144 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=144 Mon, 28 May 2012 09:10:32 GMT Over the last couple of weeks I have been asked by a number of clients "How Do I Highlight the Largest Value in a Crystal Reports 2008 Cross Tab?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=143 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=143 Mon, 21 May 2012 08:34:44 GMT During a number of recent Crystal Reports XI training sessions, I have been repeatedly asked "How Do I Create a TopN Cross Tab Report?" https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=142 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=142 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:55:18 GMT A client recently asked me I how do I create a gradient shaded background effect to a report, using Crystal Reports 2008? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=141 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=141 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:12:05 GMT One of my clients emailed me recently, asking how do I suppress a sub-report that does not return any records, in Crystal Reports 2008? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=140 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=140 Tue, 8 May 2012 14:54:58 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports XI training session, a delegate asked how does one return of the records upto the previous Friday? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=139 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=139 Tue, 1 May 2012 13:30:58 GMT During a recent Crystal Reports 2008 training session a delegate explained that due to the fields having varying sizes there was a need to change the font size based on the length of the data of the field. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=138 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=138 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:17:59 GMT During a workshop session a client asked how do I create the Microsoft Word font shadow effect in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=137 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=137 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:54:12 GMT During a recent conversation with a client I was asked how do I display the HTML formatting of a string field in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=136 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=136 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:28:43 GMT During a current report design consultancy using SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 I was asked how do I concatenate the year to a custom financial year start date? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=134 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=134 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:11:33 GMT I was recently asked during a SQL Reporting Services training session, how does one find a position of a specified character in a string field. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=133 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=133 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:09:59 GMT During a recent training workshop I was asked the question how do I display the words "ALL", when the Select All option of an multi value dynamic parameter is checked in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 R2? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=132 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=132 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:47:24 GMT During a number of recent training courses I was asked the question how do I get the tablix column headings to repeat on all the pages in SQL Server Reporting Services 2008? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=131 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=131 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:36:38 GMT I am currently working with a client, using Crystal Reports 2008, creating international sales reports for their myriad of customers buying from different regions and countries around the world. I was asked how do I display the different currencies of the sales table. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=130 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=130 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:42:57 GMT Recently I have been working on a ERP Crystal Reports 2008 Report Design project, where most of the reports contain a large number of tables. The Locate Table feature of Crystal Reports, was an absolute god send when linking the tables together. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=129 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=129 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:53:54 GMT During a recent training session a delegate asked how does one only display the last two records for a group? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=128 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=128 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:31:48 GMT During a recent SQL Reporting Services 2008 training session, one of the delegates asked how one would create a custom palette, for a chart https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=127 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=127 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:08:32 GMT Over the last month I have been asked a number of times how do I plot a target value on a chart in Crystal Reports. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=126 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=126 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:20:46 GMT I was sent this as a block email, but thought I would add it to my blog instead of forwarding to all my contacts, The Green Thing!!! https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=125 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=125 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:18:29 GMT Over the last month or so I have been asked a number of times how do I add a target line to a chart in Crystal Reports 2008. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=124 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=124 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:48:06 GMT During a recent training session a delegate asked how do I concatenate fields that contain null values correctly. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=123 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=123 Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:53:35 GMT Earlier this year I added a couple of blog posts, about using the MOD function to create a banded report. I had a couple of comments, pointing out that although the formulas were correct it did not take into consideration any hidden or suppressed rows of data, in Crystal Reports. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=122 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=122 Thu, 3 Nov 2011 10:40:09 GMT A number of clients have recently been asking, when creating dynamic parameters in Crystal Reports XI, how do I display more than the first 1000 values. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=121 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=121 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:22:45 GMT I was recently asked, how do I find the number of times a character appears in a string field in Crystal Reports XI? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=120 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=120 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:41:54 GMT During a recent training session, I was asked by one of the delegates, how do I create a custom function, that calculates the VAT rates for the UK, in Crystal Reports 2008. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=119 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=119 Tue, 4 Oct 2011 14:35:14 GMT A client recently asked me how do I extract the filename from the path, in the filename special field in Crystal Reports XI? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=118 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=118 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:32:22 GMT I was recently asked by a client how do I combine records from two separate tables to make a single dataset in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=117 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=117 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:27:59 GMT I was recently asked during a Crystal Reports XI training session, how do I calculate the week commencing date for the same date from the previous year? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=116 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=116 Tue, 9 Aug 2011 21:12:44 GMT Being a freelance IT trainer, there are many a time that you will face the dilemna of doing what is ethically and morally right for you. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=115 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=115 Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:38:48 GMT Over the last couple of weeks I have been asked a number times how do I display the description field values of the selected dynamic parameter field in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=114 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=114 Mon, 1 Aug 2011 11:05:39 GMT During a recent crystal reports XI training session, one of the delegates asked, how do I calculate the number of working days between two dates. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=113 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=113 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:02:22 GMT A client recently asked me how do I display a field with a fixed number of characters, using leading zeros, in Crystal Reports XI. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=112 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=112 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:40:40 GMT As a Freelance IT Trainer, your training proposition should be like lemon zest. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=111 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=111 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:09:15 GMT Yes is such a small word, but to the freelance IT trainer, it means all the difference https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=110 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=110 Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:06:24 GMT I absolutely love working and designing reports using Crystal Reports, but sometimes there are times that I wish it had some of the functionality of other report writers and software. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=109 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=109 Sun, 3 Jul 2011 10:42:07 GMT I was sent this as a block email, but thought I would add it to my blog instead forwarding to all my contacts How Old is GrandMa? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=108 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=108 Fri, 1 Jul 2011 09:38:58 GMT A client recently asked me how to sort numbers in a text data field correctly in Crystal Reports XI. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=107 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=107 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:59:26 GMT As a freelance trainer, it is always the little xtras that have made the difference. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=106 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=106 Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:31:10 GMT When it comes to budding and established freelance trainers and websites, I am asked a myriad of questions. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=104 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=104 Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:12:24 GMT Originally this was sent as one of those block emails, but the story was so funny, I thought I would share it on my blog. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=105 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=105 Wed, 8 Jun 2011 13:06:53 GMT I was recently asked How Do I Suppress Blank Fields Embedded within Text Objects in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=103 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=103 Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:25:02 GMT I was recently asked how do I control the number of records printed per page to 50 in Crystal Reports 2008. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=101 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=101 Tue, 31 May 2011 09:50:25 GMT Although volunteering is ultimately viewed as an altruistic activity, for freelance trainers, it can present many hidden opportunities. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=102 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=102 Tue, 31 May 2011 14:23:21 GMT I was recently asked how do I display the previous, current and next months data, based on a parameter date in Crystal Reports XI. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=100 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=100 Wed, 25 May 2011 09:41:59 GMT The key thing to be successful at anything is understanding why one is doing something. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=99 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=99 Tue, 17 May 2011 14:59:22 GMT One of the major keys to successful stress-less freelance IT training is effective training needs analysis (TNA). https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=98 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=98 Wed, 11 May 2011 19:39:15 GMT I am constantly asked which is better being a generalist trainer or a specialist trainer? 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https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=85 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=85 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:35:57 GMT A client recently asked me How do I control the line spacing in text and memo fields in Crystal Reports XI? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=83 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=83 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:01:52 GMT Learning is like Martinis, you can learn anytime, any place and any where. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=82 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=82 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:45:33 GMT Have you ever found yourself say I wish Crystal Reports could....? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=81 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=81 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:15:09 GMT As freelancers we face many challenges both training and non-training related, that at times can lead one to asking..... https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=80 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=80 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:52:00 GMT A client recently asked How does one use a parameter to display the correct company logo on a standard report in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=79 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=79 Tue, 8 Mar 2011 13:52:21 GMT In life there are no guarantees, but if you are going to become a freelance trainer, you really just got to make the jump. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=78 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=78 Thu, 3 Mar 2011 12:14:35 GMT There are many positives to be a freelance trainer, such as the freedom and being in control of your own destiny, but one of the downsides that a lot of freelancers complain about is the isolation. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=77 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=77 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 15:32:55 GMT I was recently asked How do I create a formula that calculates the difference, in days, between the order date and delivery date, where any value less than 1 would be hidden, in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=76 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=76 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:41:24 GMT A trainer's reputation lives or dies by the happy sheets following an training event. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=75 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=75 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:57:01 GMT There are two types of freelance trainers generalists and specialists, and I am constantly asked which is better? 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FEAR!!!! https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=71 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=71 Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:22:25 GMT Recently while working with a client when they asked, How does one list all the tables and views, with their fields and descriptions of a SQL database? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=70 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=70 Wed, 2 Feb 2011 18:13:54 GMT I am frequently asked by trainers looking to become freelance IT trainers, What equipment will I need to start up with? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=69 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=69 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:28:50 GMT As a freelance IT trainer, the most frequent question I am asked is What is a good daily rate to charge? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=68 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=68 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:10:55 GMT A client recently during a Crystal Reports XI training session, asked How do I display boolean values using symbols? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=67 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=67 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:51:37 GMT So you have set up as an freelance IT trainer, the next thing you do is look for some customers to buy your training solutions, whether you are an associate trainer or dealing with clients directly, you will sooner or later come across a contract. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=65 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=65 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:15:55 GMT In the second part of this series we will be looking at the business side of becoming a freelance IT trainer. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=64 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=64 Wed, 5 Jan 2011 12:04:59 GMT Over the last couple of months a number of IT trainers has asked about my experience of being a freelance IT trainer, so I decided to give my take on the roller coaster ride, that is the life of a freelance IT trainer. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=63 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=63 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:23:07 GMT It's the last day of 2010, and as such a time for a little bit of reflection..... https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=62 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=62 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:08:07 GMT A client recently asked me How do I calculate the start and end date of the current month in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=61 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=61 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:15:53 GMT A client recently asked How do I sort a report by the group summary in descending order in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=60 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=60 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:35:51 GMT A number of people have asked what does it take to be an IITT award winner? So here is the second part on my take on how to bag yourself some much sort-after silverware. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=59 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=59 Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:08:49 GMT I am not sure what David Cameron's Big Society is about, I am not even sure that 'Call me Dave' even knows, but if we are ALL going to get through the next couple of years, we all need to muck in within the community. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=58 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=58 Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:59:38 GMT A client recently asked me How can I get the orange or amber colour, in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=57 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=57 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:21:17 GMT During a recent training session a delegate asked How do I display the last value of the group? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=56 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=56 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:56:31 GMT Recently a number of clients have asked me What is Report Bursting Index, in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=55 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=55 Tue, 5 Oct 2010 15:00:35 GMT Last week a client asked How do I create a banded effect on a cross-tab, in Crystal Reports 2008, to make the data easier to read? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=54 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=54 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:45:58 GMT Last week a client asked How do I control the visibility of an image based on the company viewing the report in SQL Server Reporting Services 2005? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=53 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=53 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:33:22 GMT It is that time of the year I always dread, the renewal of my car insurance... https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=52 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=52 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:59:38 GMT A client asked how does one create and use a custom designed report template in SQL Server Reporting Services 2005? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=51 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=51 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:51:39 GMT A client recently asked me How do I find out which reports have not been run or used within a specific timeframe, in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=50 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=50 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:26:43 GMT A client of mine emailed a report, designed in SQL Server Reporting Services 2005, that when compiled produced a "Divide by Zero" error message. Here is a solution to this problem. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=48 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=48 Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:58:19 GMT A client recently asked me How do I create an SQL statement that lists all the products that have not generated any sales, that can be used with either Crystal Reports or SQL Server Reporting Services? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=49 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=49 Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:05:34 GMT A number of people have asked what does it take to be an IITT award winner? So here is my take on how to bag yourself some much sort-after silverware. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=47 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=47 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:14:00 GMT Recently a client asked how do I change the default colours of the SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 chart palette? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=46 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=46 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:35:55 GMT Recently while working with a client they asked, how does one list all the views within an SQL database that contains a specific field name? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=44 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=44 Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:25:23 GMT Recently I was delivering a Crystal Reports training session to a client, with a large dataset and a very slow network connection. 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Obviously over time the number of reports will increase, and it is so easy to forget why the report was designed in the first place. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=34 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=34 Sun, 9 May 2010 17:02:44 GMT Last week a client asked How does one create a watermark report in Crystal Reports? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=33 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=33 Thu, 6 May 2010 11:40:07 GMT Its the UK General Elections for 2010. This time it was the hardest political decision I ever had to make, but it got me thinking, do we really have a democracy? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=32 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=32 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:31:55 GMT Last night I was priviledged enough to be invited to the annual Sefton Education Business Partnership Complete Award Gruduation Ceremony, at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=31 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=31 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:37:54 GMT A client of mine emailed a report, designed in Crystal Reports XI, that when compiled produced a Divide by Zero error message. Here is a solution to this problem. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=30 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=30 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:29:25 GMT Before designing reports there are a number of things that must be considered first. This post covers some of the factors, that report designers need to consider. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=29 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=29 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:13:09 GMT Why do you buy the products and/or services you buy? Another story about my experience of sales, as a customer. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=28 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=28 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:44:24 GMT I was contacted by a client, using SQL Server Report Builder 2008, enquirying How does one add multiple sorts to a Tablix object? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=25 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=25 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:52:00 GMT Earlier this year I was asked to talk about my experience of business support as part of the Know Your Customers - Delivering Inclusive Business Support in the North West project. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=24 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=24 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:36:00 GMT I am a trainer by trade, but I know that sales is the real driver of my business. The follow up call is a chance to get a second bite of the cherry. If done right this can be an opportunity to get a new client. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=21 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=21 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:51:00 GMT I have had a number of conversations with and emails from freelance trainers who are looking for training roles, short-term and long-term contracts and/or projects. So I thought in these tough times, I would produce a list of resources as a starting point to help other freelance trainers struggling to find work. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=22 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=22 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:24:00 GMT Designers can use this function to create a banded report, to make list reports easier to read. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=23 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=23 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:35:00 GMT A client asked me How can one change the banding on a simple list report, to alternate every 2 records? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=20 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=20 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:15:00 GMT A number of clients have asked me how does one display the parameter values of the report. This is the second part and covers non string parameter formulas, to be placed in the heading sections of the reports. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=19 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=19 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:42:00 GMT I have been asked a number of times what makes a great trainer, so I decided to come up with a few thoughts of what makes a great trainer based on my experiences of being trained. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=18 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=18 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:14:00 GMT A number of clients have asked me how does one display the values of the report string parameters in the heading sections of the reports. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=17 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=17 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:12:00 GMT One of the things clients ask me is how can we improve the processing time of our reports? Here are 5 simple tips that can be used to increase the performance in Crystal Reports when compiling reports. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=16 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=16 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:52:00 GMT I have realised that becoming an freelance IT trainer is not an obvious career choice, it seems to be just something you fall into. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=15 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=15 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:31:00 GMT I am no expert in sales, but as a trainer I am always looking for ways to learn from others. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=14 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=14 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:13:00 GMT One of the perils of training is on-site training. You will never know where you will be delivering the training, until you get there.... https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=12 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=12 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:25:00 GMT Last night was the UK's IT Training equivalent of the Oscars - The Institute of IT Training Awards 2010, at the Dorchester Hotel, London. https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=8 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=8 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:32:00 GMT You are a fantastic trainer. You have spent time designing the ultimate course. Why are you not getting any clients? https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=9 https://www.maximumimpactsolutions.co.uk/blog/comments.asp?bd=9 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:12:00 GMT This week I had the task of replacing the soft top on my jeep.